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for the annual united nations meeting we will also hear from former secretary of state henry kissinger on syria, and america's place in the world. >> plus we will get analysis from the new managing editor of time, nancy gibbs. time international editor bobby born, sanger of "the new york times" and our own john dickerson, we are everywhere because this is face the nation. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> and good morning, again, there is breaking news this morning, in nairobi kenya as more troops have been brought in as a hostage standoff continues with an islamic militant group in an upscale shopping mall, at last count 59 have been killed, 175 have been wounded, four of the wound ready americans. these images were taken by new york new york times photographer tyler hicks. we will continue to monitor this situation and bring you more news on it as it happens. in washington, the attention is back where it has been before in recent years, another congressional shutdown of the government, three key players in the debate wit
for the annual united nations meeting we will also hear from former secretary of state henry kissinger on syria, and america's place in the world. >> plus we will get analysis from the new managing editor of time, nancy gibbs. time international editor bobby born, sanger of "the new york times" and our own john dickerson, we are everywhere because this is face the nation. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer....
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nixon and his collaborators negotiated and had been upheld and enforced by the united states >> for the last 50 years or some is that you write about in "flight of the eagle" we give been conducting were talking about arms control talks with the russians. have they been important and effective? >> yes. >> essentially not particularly but they were necessary for domestic political purposes. this is a complicated history as well. president eisenhower when he entered office in 1953 reduced the size of the standing forces looked accentuated the nuclear superiority of the american defense capability and called a more bank for the buck. they caught the essence of it and he had that famous exchange when khrushchev visited at the end of the 50's and said, you know, we have more conventional force in germany and we could overwhelm you there. and eisenhower said if you attack us in germany there will be nothing conventional about our response. and there was well understood that if there's an attack in west berlin for example it would bring in a clear response. and the kennedy johnson administrati
nixon and his collaborators negotiated and had been upheld and enforced by the united states >> for the last 50 years or some is that you write about in "flight of the eagle" we give been conducting were talking about arms control talks with the russians. have they been important and effective? >> yes. >> essentially not particularly but they were necessary for domestic political purposes. this is a complicated history as well. president eisenhower when he entered...
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nixon is and his collaborators negotiated had, indeed, been upheld and enforced by the united states. >> host: for the last 50 years or so, something you write about in "flight of the eagle," we've been conducting or talking about arms control talks with the russians. have they been important? have they been effective? >> guest: yes. well, when -- essentially, not particularly. but they were necessary for domestic political purposes. the, this is a complicated history as well. president eisenhower when he entered office in 1953 reduced the size of the standing forces but accentuated the nuclear superiority of the american defense capability and called it more bang for the buck. i mean, a rather crude formulation, but it caught the essence of it. and he had that famous exchange with premier kruschev when he visited at the end of the '50s and said we had a much more conventional force in germany, and we could overwhelm you there. and eisenhower said if you attack us in germany, there'll be nothing conventional about our response. and it was well understood that there was an attack in we
nixon is and his collaborators negotiated had, indeed, been upheld and enforced by the united states. >> host: for the last 50 years or so, something you write about in "flight of the eagle," we've been conducting or talking about arms control talks with the russians. have they been important? have they been effective? >> guest: yes. well, when -- essentially, not particularly. but they were necessary for domestic political purposes. the, this is a complicated history as...
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by the way, chris, i think he has a fundamental misunderstanding of what it is to be a united states senator. yes, you represent your state, but you're a member of a body that helps to lead the entire nation. so just as an example of the divisive politics you're talking about. >> i think he has a warped view of the party too. a lot of the tea partiers do. there are 10 million texans alone that have some degree of a pre-existing condition. when he says he's fighting for the texans, a lot of the texans he's fighting against. people who are benefitting or will benefit from obama care. but yet he goes on as he said last week, premiums across the country are going up for everybody. it's just not true. you know, you can make policy arguments, libertarian arguments, ayn rand type arguments, and we'll see how well things work a year from now. but he's out there with rhetoric that is just -- has no basis in reality. and for his side, it doesn't matter. >> well, i think you're all right. i have no idea of his religious beliefs, but his political beliefs are clear. challenging everything in ame
by the way, chris, i think he has a fundamental misunderstanding of what it is to be a united states senator. yes, you represent your state, but you're a member of a body that helps to lead the entire nation. so just as an example of the divisive politics you're talking about. >> i think he has a warped view of the party too. a lot of the tea partiers do. there are 10 million texans alone that have some degree of a pre-existing condition. when he says he's fighting for the texans, a lot...
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united states bureau of. the united states own as can folks and throw all the. states on. these records state and texas because first. the senate ratified the treaty with texas for friendship commerce and navigation in eight hundred forty three but refused to ratify. a year later and eighteen forty four. december outgoing president john tyler proposed that texas yeah next by a joint post of the us congress that past february of forty five. november texas both. been eight hundred sixty one. people discovered the united states wasn't going to do what they said they would do. so they. elected form a new constitution and took another vote to secede or not. the united states declared the vote in the constitution null and void. with three what people didn't understand. the stakes never see the dates. in they were and they were taken to vote to secede and you cannot cede troops up and you never see did. jay james be heard or the. anybody after chickens man they get their day at the you know you know go after james tickets. feet. and they'd run away to the dump a man. told. them t
united states bureau of. the united states own as can folks and throw all the. states on. these records state and texas because first. the senate ratified the treaty with texas for friendship commerce and navigation in eight hundred forty three but refused to ratify. a year later and eighteen forty four. december outgoing president john tyler proposed that texas yeah next by a joint post of the us congress that past february of forty five. november texas both. been eight hundred sixty one....
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states, and for the security of the united states. >> thank you, senator wicker. senator mccaskill. >> thank you, mr. chairman. president obama, when he became president, had campaigned a lot on foreign policy, the war in iraq. and what did he do when he became president? he turned to the secretary of defense, of president bush, and asked him if he would continue to serve as his secretary of defense. now, i remember when he did that, and i remember the cry that went up from many in the president's base. they were upset with the president because he had dared to ask secretary gates to stay on the president obama weathered that criticism because he wanted the advice and counsel of secretary gates. this is a president who was just reelected by the american people. as much a sign people in this room don't like it, he was elected president of the united states by the american people, and he has selected an honorable veteran, a republican, who has served our country in various capacities, including this body. he's got a resume that qualifies him. he has got a character
states, and for the security of the united states. >> thank you, senator wicker. senator mccaskill. >> thank you, mr. chairman. president obama, when he became president, had campaigned a lot on foreign policy, the war in iraq. and what did he do when he became president? he turned to the secretary of defense, of president bush, and asked him if he would continue to serve as his secretary of defense. now, i remember when he did that, and i remember the cry that went up from many in...
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senator kerry, it's been a real pleasure to serve with you in the united states senate. i thank you for your extraordinary record of public service from your military days to your service here in the senate. people have talked about your service on different committees. i remember your chairmanship of the small business committee. and your advocacy for small business. the same energy you brought to the chairmanship of this committee you brought to small businesses in our country. i applaud you and thank you for your willingness to continue to serve our nation. i look forward to you serving as secretary of state. it's going to be great for our country. i must admit i had prepared two sets of questions. one much more difficult than the other. depending on the outcome of this weekend. it worked out well. >> i'm taking it for the red sox, i'm taking it for the patriots. if the standard here is which team you root for, i'm screwed. >> as long as the outcome is ok, we'll forgive you. you'll have to do some of your diplomacy here. secretary clinton really advanced the integrati
senator kerry, it's been a real pleasure to serve with you in the united states senate. i thank you for your extraordinary record of public service from your military days to your service here in the senate. people have talked about your service on different committees. i remember your chairmanship of the small business committee. and your advocacy for small business. the same energy you brought to the chairmanship of this committee you brought to small businesses in our country. i applaud you...
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states senate. ande i've always respected honored senator kerry's service in vietnam, my respect for john as a senator and my support for his nomination today originated in a very different experience. although that experience, too, concerned the country and the war he and i were privileged to serve in. it did not require marshal valor. on the contrary, it required, at least on senator kerry's part, and considerably less so on mine, extraordinary diplomatic skills. the administrations of president reagan and george herbert walker bush, had limited engagement with the government of vietnam for the purpose of encouraging vietnam to provide answers of the face of many americans who were still listed as pow-mia. that effort was led by a man both john and i respect, former chairman of the joint chiefs, vecsey, who continued as the president's special apple sear to vietnam in president clinton's administration. by the early 1990's, i think both john and i had come to the view that it would be better for o
states senate. ande i've always respected honored senator kerry's service in vietnam, my respect for john as a senator and my support for his nomination today originated in a very different experience. although that experience, too, concerned the country and the war he and i were privileged to serve in. it did not require marshal valor. on the contrary, it required, at least on senator kerry's part, and considerably less so on mine, extraordinary diplomatic skills. the administrations of...
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and particularly in the united states senate. i make one last appeal to the majority leader, don't take this destructive action. i want the american people to understand one thing: the big fight here is because the people who will get these positions have lifetime tenure. that means they could be here 20, 30 or 40 years. i have faith in the courage of my colleagues across the aisle, and i hope they're going to put loyalty to their country ahead of loyalty to a political party. with that, i yield the time, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. a senator: thank you, mr. president. i want to compliment my colleague from new jersey for his eloquence and for his insight into the important role that the filibuster has always played in building consensus in our society. mr. bayh: mr. president, it is unfortunate that we are here. it is unfortunate for this institution, it is unfortunate for the members of this body, it is unfortunate for our country and for the political process that g
and particularly in the united states senate. i make one last appeal to the majority leader, don't take this destructive action. i want the american people to understand one thing: the big fight here is because the people who will get these positions have lifetime tenure. that means they could be here 20, 30 or 40 years. i have faith in the courage of my colleagues across the aisle, and i hope they're going to put loyalty to their country ahead of loyalty to a political party. with that, i...
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i assured the president that if i am confirmed by the united states senate i will always do my best, i will always do my best for our nation and for the men and women and their families who are called on to make the enormous sacrifices of military service. their safety, success and welfare will always be at the forefront of the decisions i make. i also assured the president that i would always provide him with my most honest and informed advice. i make that same commitment to this committee and to the congress. if confirmed i will reach out to the members of this committee for advice and collaboration. it will be a partnership, because the national security challenges america faces require it. our nation's security is the highest priority of our leaders and our government. we cannot allow the work of confronting the great threats we face today to be held hostage to partisanship on either side of the aisle or by differences between the bodies represented in articles 1 and 2 of our constitution. the stakes are too high. men and women of all political philosophies and parties and ideas
i assured the president that if i am confirmed by the united states senate i will always do my best, i will always do my best for our nation and for the men and women and their families who are called on to make the enormous sacrifices of military service. their safety, success and welfare will always be at the forefront of the decisions i make. i also assured the president that i would always provide him with my most honest and informed advice. i make that same commitment to this committee and...
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the worst thing the united states could do right now is to put boots on the ground in syria, says senator john mccain. we're often told that the goal of this intervention is to stop the killing. but sending more arms into the mix will actually increase the violence. that's fine, say the interventionists, because the real goal is to oust assad. but as we learned in iraq, ousting the dictator is only the beginning of the task. the actual goal here is the creation of a democratic syria in which all sects can live in peace. now, the united states tried that in iraq with an almost decade-long invasion and occupation, spending over a trillion dollars, and it hasn't quite worked. but now we're going to achieve a better outcome in syria? and just with a no-fly zone? in the mid-1980s, the scholar, samuel huntington, pondered why the united states, the world's dominant power which had won two world wars, deterred the soviet union, maintained global peace, was so bad at smaller, military interventions. since world war ii he noted the u.s. had engaged in a series of conflicts around the world but in
the worst thing the united states could do right now is to put boots on the ground in syria, says senator john mccain. we're often told that the goal of this intervention is to stop the killing. but sending more arms into the mix will actually increase the violence. that's fine, say the interventionists, because the real goal is to oust assad. but as we learned in iraq, ousting the dictator is only the beginning of the task. the actual goal here is the creation of a democratic syria in which...
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states. it didn't make any sense before they passed it. we've certainly seen it has troubles now. i think senator manchin is right. if we don't see some kind after turn around you could see a melt down. i don't think that will happen immediately because insurance companies have every incentive to want this to succeed at least in the short term. gregg: when you look back, where was the original mistake made? michael barone in his column today seems to point out this, that it was a mistake, false assumption by president obama that most americans were unhappy with their health care arrangements, when in fact you look at polling data arrangements, they weren't. they liked what they had. he miss understood that the federal accident enough -- government was competent any of to take over 1/6 of the economy. does he have that right. >> this was operation of faith for president obama. the president came in on first day in office. we need to restore the faith in federal government to implement big chan
states. it didn't make any sense before they passed it. we've certainly seen it has troubles now. i think senator manchin is right. if we don't see some kind after turn around you could see a melt down. i don't think that will happen immediately because insurance companies have every incentive to want this to succeed at least in the short term. gregg: when you look back, where was the original mistake made? michael barone in his column today seems to point out this, that it was a mistake, false...
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i assured the president that if i am confirmed by the united states senate i will always do my best, i will always do my best for our nation and for the men and women and their families who are called on to make the enormous sacrifices of military service. their safety, success and welfare will always be at the forefront of the decisions i make. i also assured the president that i would always provide him with my most honest and informed advice. i make that same commitment to this committee and to the congress. if confirmed i will reach out to the members of this committee for advice and collaboration. it will be a partnership, because the national security challenges america faces require it. our nation's security is the highest priority of our leaders and our government. we cannot allow the work of confronting the great threats we face today to be held hostage to partisanship on either side of the aisle or by differences between the bodies represented in articles 1 and 2 of our constitution. the stakes are too high. men and women of all political philosophies and parties and ideas
i assured the president that if i am confirmed by the united states senate i will always do my best, i will always do my best for our nation and for the men and women and their families who are called on to make the enormous sacrifices of military service. their safety, success and welfare will always be at the forefront of the decisions i make. i also assured the president that i would always provide him with my most honest and informed advice. i make that same commitment to this committee and...
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he admitted -- the archives of the united states, the nominee met with senator lamar alexand to he complained t about me him. but lamar alexander did not ask david to fire me. but he wanted to raise his consent. -- concern. credit, he did not ask me to change what i was doing, nor did they curtail the project. >> lamar alexander had worked for richard nixon and in the white house. >> i interviewed william timothy, who has been the head of the congressional office, and he did not like the interview. >> lamar alexander did not? >> i interviewed lamar alexander and there was no trouble. i interviewed him in 2007. he enjoyed the interview. i interview timmons in 2009 and he did not like it -- he felt there were too many questions about watergate. he was in a sense the rabbi -- alexander's got father with in washington. he is older. t i. immons -- i think timmons asked him to do this. >> usually the question he tells us about the oval office -- here is another one the people my age will remember. the lincoln memorial story in the middle of the vietnam war. >> we follow him up to the lincoln memori
he admitted -- the archives of the united states, the nominee met with senator lamar alexand to he complained t about me him. but lamar alexander did not ask david to fire me. but he wanted to raise his consent. -- concern. credit, he did not ask me to change what i was doing, nor did they curtail the project. >> lamar alexander had worked for richard nixon and in the white house. >> i interviewed william timothy, who has been the head of the congressional office, and he did not...
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love lost between the united states and russia. >> it is town hall season again. >> i think rand paul has a problem. >> this is going to be a long, hot august. >> president obama's meeting with greece's prime minister was over shadowed today by reporter's questions about russia. instead of answering those questions, the president announced he will be having a press conference tomorrow. russia's sport minister had two words today for critics of russia's new anti-gay laws. calm down. that is what he said. speaking at a news conference before the opening of the track and field world championships in moscow, he said the athletes can come and compete, rest assured that all the athletes and all the sports organizations should be relaxed. all the rights will be protected. he insisted that beyond the law, russia has "a constitution that guarantees to all citizens rights for the private life and privacy." but russian sports minister also insisted that athletes would "have to respect the laws of the country." this is the same guy who last week said the laws would be enforced during the olympic
love lost between the united states and russia. >> it is town hall season again. >> i think rand paul has a problem. >> this is going to be a long, hot august. >> president obama's meeting with greece's prime minister was over shadowed today by reporter's questions about russia. instead of answering those questions, the president announced he will be having a press conference tomorrow. russia's sport minister had two words today for critics of russia's new anti-gay laws....
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this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for a majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges but could not overcome the toxic, internal politics of the house majority. finally, new jersey and new york are among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need. we are donor states, sending much more to washington, d.c., than we ever get back in federal spending. despite this history in our hour of desperate need, we have been left waiting for help six times longer than the victims of katrina, with no end in sight. americans are tired of the intrigue and political partisanship of this congress which places one upmanship who sent these people to washington, d.c., in the first place. the people of new york and new jersey are tired of being treated like second-class citizens. new york does better than the selfishness we saw on display last night. new jersey deserves better than what we saw last night. america d
this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for a majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges but could not overcome the toxic, internal politics of the house majority. finally, new jersey and new york are among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need. we are donor states, sending much more to washington, d.c., than...
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i am not an israeli senator. i am a united states senator. this pressure makes us to do dumb things at times. you said "jewish lobby" should not have been used. name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in united states senate? >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i do not know. >> why would you say that? >> i did not have in mind a specific person. >> do you agreed that it is a provocative statement, that i could not think of a more provocative statement about the united states, israel, and congress? name one dumb thing we have been bullied into doing because of or pressured into doing because of the jewish lobby? >> i stated i have regretted that term -- >> you stated back then it makes us do dumb things. give me one example of the dumb things that we are pressure to do up here. >> we were talking in that interview about the middle east, about positions, about israel. >> give me an example of where we have been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb regarding the middle east, israel, or anywh
i am not an israeli senator. i am a united states senator. this pressure makes us to do dumb things at times. you said "jewish lobby" should not have been used. name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in united states senate? >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i do not know. >> why would you say that? >> i did not have in mind a specific person. >> do you agreed that it is a provocative statement, that i could not...
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one of the most -- the biggest advocates of gun rights in the united states senate. and in fact, i'm told by sources close to both senators that schumer is holding off on releasing his legislation, because he's making changes in the hopes of having a bipartisan bill with tom coburn, strictly on the issue of strength streng background checks. >> thanks very much for that report, dana. kate balduan joining us in "the situation room" as well. there's a lot of movement on this story. >> a lot of movement, a lot of conversations happening, at least, on this issue. and gabby giffords, and her husband, right after the hearing that dana bash was telling us about, she and her husband, mark kelly, they met with president obama at the white house, and the white house sent out this photo of them talking in the oval office. they were talking about, as he told you, the issue of gun control. >> and right after that meeting at the white house, mark kelly came here to "the situation room" and joined me. first of all, let's talk about your wife. how did she prepare for that? because t
one of the most -- the biggest advocates of gun rights in the united states senate. and in fact, i'm told by sources close to both senators that schumer is holding off on releasing his legislation, because he's making changes in the hopes of having a bipartisan bill with tom coburn, strictly on the issue of strength streng background checks. >> thanks very much for that report, dana. kate balduan joining us in "the situation room" as well. there's a lot of movement on this...
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states senate. today we'll begin the process of sending a new u.s. representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is wait i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this business guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice in the process and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the peopnd voted on by all of the people of the state of new jersey. and that's why, as is clearly indicateded by new jersey law, i'm calling for a special election to be held this year. first, the issues facing the united states senate have too critically important and decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who has voted on -- who has v onnd decided on by the people of the state. these decisions should be made by an elected official who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey statute does a
states senate. today we'll begin the process of sending a new u.s. representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is wait i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this business guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice in the process and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the peopnd voted on by all of the people of the state of new jersey. and...
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we begin with the united states senate where they were expected to hold a vote. but as president obama noted in his primetime speech last night, that vote has been delayed at his request while he and secretary of state john kerry confer with russia to see if there diplomatic solution to compel syria is viable. secretary kerry is expected to meet tomorrow to go over all of this. requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons. any resolution that threatens military force against syria, forcing them to disarm. the u.s. says the only way to get them to disarm is with the threat of military force. president obama insisted that military force is still very much an option. while he is pursuing a diplomatic solution, he has a gun on the bargaining table. >> i have ordered the military to maintain the current posture to maintain pressure on assad and be in a place to respond if diplomacy fails. the u.s. has been the anchor of global security for decades. this has meant doing more than forging international agreements , it meant enforcing them. >> the president continues
we begin with the united states senate where they were expected to hold a vote. but as president obama noted in his primetime speech last night, that vote has been delayed at his request while he and secretary of state john kerry confer with russia to see if there diplomatic solution to compel syria is viable. secretary kerry is expected to meet tomorrow to go over all of this. requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons. any resolution that threatens military force against syria, forcing...
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ist is what you have to do united states senator. you have to find a way to work with people that you disagree with you stop not to criticize and yell at them. find common ground when it exist. even if it is only 10% of the things between you. is the problem washington. if you like what you're getting from washington, stick with it. it is not working. if you want the same experience, take the same experience. we need a different experience. not to washington experience. >> as a scientist, i listen to people and study evidence, follow the facts, and take it where it leads, to a conclusion. that is true for all this. if you start with the facts, you can get things done in a divided and polarized system in washington. that is how i got the mental health and suicide programs gone for soldiers and veterans. that is what i have done with student aid. up money for teachers. historic preservation for foreign languages that i did was senator lautenberg. you find common ground and you can get things done. as well as done in washington and, fur
ist is what you have to do united states senator. you have to find a way to work with people that you disagree with you stop not to criticize and yell at them. find common ground when it exist. even if it is only 10% of the things between you. is the problem washington. if you like what you're getting from washington, stick with it. it is not working. if you want the same experience, take the same experience. we need a different experience. not to washington experience. >> as a scientist,...
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military forces justify only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. >> senator chambliss says it's about quickly making a tough decision and says congress should return immediately. bill nelson says quote, i support the president's decision, but we should strike in syria today and the chairman of the senate armed services community, carl levin, says he wants an international coalition. quote, it is important ha the president in seeking support and participation from other countries, including arab countries. we should note that house members will receive a classified briefing today and house aides are saying the president's going to have to personally invest a lot of time and effort in making the case for lawmakers in syria. >> thank you. >> joining us now to discuss the president's stunning turn around on syria is secretary of state, john kerry. welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you. >> mr. secretary, you made the case for military action in the strongest possible terms on friday. if is situation is so dire, if bashar al assad is such a thug, wh
military forces justify only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. >> senator chambliss says it's about quickly making a tough decision and says congress should return immediately. bill nelson says quote, i support the president's decision, but we should strike in syria today and the chairman of the senate armed services community, carl levin, says he wants an international coalition. quote, it is important ha the president in seeking support and...
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democrats control the united states senate. they control the white house. republicans control just the house of representatives. so they feel they have the advantage and they're going to try to use this and probably the last thing, and that's the talking point we've heard so many times, is the fact that down the road we have the issue of the debt ceiling to deal with. they feel if they don't take a stand right now, it will be even tougher to try to get across that bridge once they get to it, john. >> joe, thank you. joe johns with us again live. this has been such a nasty debate between the republicans and the democrats. there's been so much name calling. it really is different from what it was just two years ago. >> john king just pointed out, the likability americans have for their congress is down to 10%. >> that's just family and friends at this point. no one else is approving of the job they're doing. some u.s. government services will stay open despite the shutdown, including air traffic control and airport security. so, if you do have a flight out of
democrats control the united states senate. they control the white house. republicans control just the house of representatives. so they feel they have the advantage and they're going to try to use this and probably the last thing, and that's the talking point we've heard so many times, is the fact that down the road we have the issue of the debt ceiling to deal with. they feel if they don't take a stand right now, it will be even tougher to try to get across that bridge once they get to it,...
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they are doing it to the detriment of the united states senate. >> the comments of senator orin hatch as he spoke to reporters last week. politico has this story on the nuclear option, based on a closed-door meeting with democratic colleagues -- "his potential move to invoke the nuclear option is raising a bigger and more sweeping question that could have huge consequences for president of both parties, is this the beginning of the end of the filibuster? and if the filibuster goes the senate will lose a crucial check on minority rights and will start looking like the house, where the majority gets its way." the question this morning, is congress broken? a lot of you tweeting him, this is from ron on our twitter page -- joseph is joining us from california on our line for independents. caller: we welcome you to the conversation. good morning, doma for having c-span. i feel that we should have adopted a zero court system. go back toould people and ask their approval for anything they should want to do. it should be the people rule. , know that is a
they are doing it to the detriment of the united states senate. >> the comments of senator orin hatch as he spoke to reporters last week. politico has this story on the nuclear option, based on a closed-door meeting with democratic colleagues -- "his potential move to invoke the nuclear option is raising a bigger and more sweeping question that could have huge consequences for president of both parties, is this the beginning of the end of the filibuster? and if the filibuster goes...
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this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for a majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges but could not overcome the toxic, internal politics of the house majority. finally, new jersey and new york are among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need. we are donor states, sending much more to washington, d.c., than we ever get back in federal spending. despite this history in our hour of desperate need, we have been left waiting for help six times longer than the victims of katrina, with no end in sight. americans are tired of the intrigue and political partisanship of this congress which places one upmanship who sent these people to washington, d.c., in the first place. the people of new york and new jersey are tired of being treated like second-class citizens. new york does better than the selfishness we saw on display last night. new jersey deserves better than what we saw last night. america d
this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for a majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges but could not overcome the toxic, internal politics of the house majority. finally, new jersey and new york are among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need. we are donor states, sending much more to washington, d.c., than...
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states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator men and does an senator corporate and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and weekend do again and talk about it of how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we did not identify the ways it can help each other confronts a unique set of questions globally. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary prague that the scent is in my blood, but equally proud that so, too, is the foreign service. i father's work under presidents, both democrats and republicans, it took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey that brought home the sacrifices and the commitment the men and women of the foreign service make every day on behalf of a
states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator men and does an senator corporate and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and weekend do again and talk about it of how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country...
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states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator menendez an senator corker and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and we can talk about how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we did not identify the ways it can help each other confronts a unique set of questions globally. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary proud that the senate is in my blood, but equally proud that so, too, is the foreign service. my father's work under presidents, both democrats and republicans, it took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey that brought home the sacrifices and the commitment the men and women of the foreign service make every day on behalf of america. i wish everyone in
states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator menendez an senator corker and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and we can talk about how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we did not...
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i am a united states senator tammy baldwin and i am emily. [applause] please join me in welcoming my friends and an extraordinary leader whose tireless work led to the election of women across our nation be president of emily's list. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you to our national co- chair and our coast and sponsors and a special thank you is your council members. it is always great to see so many good friends, especially when we have so much to celebrate together. look around. this is what making history looks like. it is a senate with 21 men, -- women, including the first women senators from massachusetts and hawaii. it is 16 new pro-choice democratic women in congress. it is the first openly gay senator the first asian american woman senator. the first congress women who served in combat. we have three new women under the age of 40. it is a congress with no alan west, no joe walsh, and no todd akin. we have fought so hard. we have one so much. we have come so far i am so proud as a woman and as an american. make no mistake. we
i am a united states senator tammy baldwin and i am emily. [applause] please join me in welcoming my friends and an extraordinary leader whose tireless work led to the election of women across our nation be president of emily's list. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you to our national co- chair and our coast and sponsors and a special thank you is your council members. it is always great to see so many good friends, especially when we have so much to celebrate together. look...
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that was sent out by united states senator today. and senator harry reid he'll listen to senator harry reid in exchange with ted cruz in the senate. >> my friend from texas is like a schoolyard bully. he pushes everybody around and is losing, and instead of playing the game according to rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but changes the rules. that one no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people he has one. we're asking republicans to play by the rules. >> michael: here is cruz's response. >> i wasn't aware we were in a schoolyard -- >> there is either an objection or no objection. >> mr. president i object. >> michael: jack is he doing -- he is not a popular senator right now, and it's no secret he is not popular with his own caucus or the democrats. is he sort of a thorn in the side of the republican party right now? >> if a man is not popular in the united states senator that means he is a, doing the right thing, and b, serving his country. barack obama was running for president before he was ever el
that was sent out by united states senator today. and senator harry reid he'll listen to senator harry reid in exchange with ted cruz in the senate. >> my friend from texas is like a schoolyard bully. he pushes everybody around and is losing, and instead of playing the game according to rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but changes the rules. that one no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people he has one. we're asking republicans to play by the rules....
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lautenberg wouldn't want the people of new jersey to go without a voice in the united states senate. to today we're going to begin the process of sending a new representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is the how i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this is about guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice. in the process, and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator, should be nominated by primary of the people, and voted on . >> by new jersey law, i'm calling for a special election to be held this year. first, the issues facing the united states senate are too critically important and the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who are voted on, who would vote on and decided on by the people of the state. these decisions should be made by elected officials who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. new jersey legislature does allow me to make an appointment for senator -- [ inaudible ] [ ina
lautenberg wouldn't want the people of new jersey to go without a voice in the united states senate. to today we're going to begin the process of sending a new representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is the how i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this is about guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice. in the process, and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever is going to be our next united states senator, should be...
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united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the people and voted on. i am calling for a special election to be held this year. >> the governor also announced he'll name someone to fill the seat until the special election is held, but let me bring in our panel at least to talk about this right now. nbc news senior political editor mark murray and ed rendell. both of theme are with me. mark, we know that chris christie had two options here and one is certainly seen as
united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the people and voted on. i am calling for a special election to be held this year. >> the governor also announced he'll name someone to fill the seat until the special election is held, but let me bring in our panel at least to talk about this right now. nbc news senior political editor mark murray and ed rendell. both of theme are with me. mark, we know that chris christie had two options here and one is certainly seen as
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proud to be a united states senator. like me and my colleagues, the greatest honor can be displayed -- can be bestowed upon you. and i don't think there are many senators, a lot of accomplished women and men here today, but i don't think there are many -- and some of them have done great things -- but not many senators who can in the immediate time that they are acting see immediately the effects of the good things they have done. frank was able to do that. ,rank knows that notwithstanding the fact that it probably did put you in trouble in college when he changed the drinking age to 21, and by the way, you're not kidding. [laughter] as ray lahood can tell you, he saved over 25,000 lives so far. people not smoking on airplanes. how many thousands more lives have that saved? , ass the reason why hillary reference, since 1989, hundreds of thousands of jews and other persecuted minorities have been able to go to america. domestic reason why abusers are prohibited from owning a gun, saving so many more lives, as dick durbin
proud to be a united states senator. like me and my colleagues, the greatest honor can be displayed -- can be bestowed upon you. and i don't think there are many senators, a lot of accomplished women and men here today, but i don't think there are many -- and some of them have done great things -- but not many senators who can in the immediate time that they are acting see immediately the effects of the good things they have done. frank was able to do that. ,rank knows that notwithstanding the...
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secretary hagel and i both voted in the united states senate. so both of us are especially sensitive to never again asking any member of congress to vote on faulty intelligence. that is why our intelligence community took time. that's why the president took time, to make certain of the facts and make certain of this case and to declassify unprecedented amounts of information in order to scrub and rescrub the evidence and present the facts to the american people and especially to the congress. through you to the american people. we have declassified unprecedented amounts of information, some of it, i might add, not because initially that might have been the instinct in the sense of protecting sources and methods, but some leaked. after its leaking, we thought it was important to verify whether it was true or not. so by now you've heard a great deal from me and others in the administration about the comprehensive evidence that we have collected in the days following the attack on august 21st, so i'm not going to go through all of it again right no
secretary hagel and i both voted in the united states senate. so both of us are especially sensitive to never again asking any member of congress to vote on faulty intelligence. that is why our intelligence community took time. that's why the president took time, to make certain of the facts and make certain of this case and to declassify unprecedented amounts of information in order to scrub and rescrub the evidence and present the facts to the american people and especially to the congress....
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military force is justified only to protect the vital national security interests of the united states. >> senator chambliss, a top republican on the intelligence community says leadership is about reacting to crisis and quickly making tough decisions. chambliss says the president should have demanded congress return immediately. florida democrat bill nilson says i support the president's decision but as far as i'm concerned we should strike in syria today. the chairman of the senate armed services committee, democrat carl levin wants an international coalition; quote, it is important that the president in seeking support and sparp tags from other countries include uhhing arab countries while the administration works on the coalition we should note house members will receive a classified briefing later today and house aides say the president will have to invest time and effort in making the case with lawmakers for military action in syria. chris? >> mike, thank you. >>> joining us now to discuss the stunning turnaround on syria is secretary of state john kerry. welcome back to fox news
military force is justified only to protect the vital national security interests of the united states. >> senator chambliss, a top republican on the intelligence community says leadership is about reacting to crisis and quickly making tough decisions. chambliss says the president should have demanded congress return immediately. florida democrat bill nilson says i support the president's decision but as far as i'm concerned we should strike in syria today. the chairman of the senate...
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>> guest: well, i had hoped to do a book on the women senators, the 20 women in the united states senate, to see if ginger really made a difference. because this is the first time we've had so many. but i don't know quite how to do that. i wanted to answer the question, does jenna make a difference? yes, i think so far we see that they are more collegial. they certainly are more supportive of each other. they bind together. they have dinners. but i do know if it's only a matter of gender or because they are still a minority in an all male bastion. so kind of put the book aside for the time being. >> host: did you find similarities between the kennedy family and the bush family? >> guest: yes. i did find similarities. first of all, the obvious ones. the dedication to public service. however, the kennedy family was unique in that they had a master, a mastermind behind them, and that was ambassador joe kennedy. and there was a driving force because they were irish catholic, and we have never had an irish catholic president before. it sounds ridiculous to sit here in the year 2013 when this
>> guest: well, i had hoped to do a book on the women senators, the 20 women in the united states senate, to see if ginger really made a difference. because this is the first time we've had so many. but i don't know quite how to do that. i wanted to answer the question, does jenna make a difference? yes, i think so far we see that they are more collegial. they certainly are more supportive of each other. they bind together. they have dinners. but i do know if it's only a matter of gender...
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of course, there was another letter sent or detected by capitol police that was sent to the united states senator. that is the subject of investigation by the fbi and four more for mission about these matters i refer you to the fbi. >> the president i'm sure what your last if he has been briefed on the letters. he was briefed last night and then again this morning. >> secondly, there is obviously a lot of interest in the explosions in boston. i want to make clear as you heard from the president yesterday's that our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and to the families who are injured. those were injured as well as killed in this heinous and cowardly act. the full weight of the federal government is behind the investigation which is being led by the fbi. >> as the president said, we will find out who did this year it will find out why and we will bring those responsible to justice. >> with that said, it is very important we allow this investigation to run its full course and to insure retain integrity of that investigation. >> therefore, on matters related to the investigation i dir
of course, there was another letter sent or detected by capitol police that was sent to the united states senator. that is the subject of investigation by the fbi and four more for mission about these matters i refer you to the fbi. >> the president i'm sure what your last if he has been briefed on the letters. he was briefed last night and then again this morning. >> secondly, there is obviously a lot of interest in the explosions in boston. i want to make clear as you heard from...
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president obama, joe biden, kerry, hagel, these are all people who in the united states senate, rose to some prominence, particularly the president himself, by saying don't go it alone. you need the american public with you. you need the united nations with you. and of course, the president's cynicism and skepticism about the iraq war was part of his political calculation as he became president of the united states. so, imagine this national security team and again, a lot of them are new to this job. kerry, new, hagel, new, for example. sitting there and deciding whether they in fact are going to go it alone without the security counsel. and without great britain, without the allies they would like to have and you know, a president at this time has to seem resolute, absolutely sure of what he is about to do. it seems to me in watching them over this past week, they've been spending an awful lot of time talking about i understand how you're border weary, your concerns because they've been there, but if the president comes out today and gives the american people an update on where we a
president obama, joe biden, kerry, hagel, these are all people who in the united states senate, rose to some prominence, particularly the president himself, by saying don't go it alone. you need the american public with you. you need the united nations with you. and of course, the president's cynicism and skepticism about the iraq war was part of his political calculation as he became president of the united states. so, imagine this national security team and again, a lot of them are new to...
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and what did the united states senate do today? that dysfunctional united states senate? according to the news media, absolutely nothing. congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate on the motion, vote to be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the record and the president immediately be notified of its action. >> how is that for drama? i love that, i could watch that all day. that was amazing. that was harry reid getting 100 votes for someone you have never heard of. to become commissioner of the labor statistics. at the end of the year, and only the end of the year when labor statistics became controversial for the very first time. you remember all the crazy republican attacks on the bureau
and what did the united states senate do today? that dysfunctional united states senate? according to the news media, absolutely nothing. congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate...
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states. for one thing, it does raise the question as to whether the cost we are paying, and several of you have alluded to this excessive, wasteful, inefficient , but how much has it meant that not a single one of these people or any of their friends because of their proximity to a federal detention facility in the united states, how many lives have been spared as a result? there's no way to know. are you feeling lucky? do you want to take a chance? much more violence inside the federal prison system, not least because these individuals will be engaged in proselytizing their form of islam, sharia, inside the prison system. beyond that, their colleagues was be trying to do what done in iraq yesterday by al inflictich is to try to harm on american community that of the misfortune incarcerating these people. is much to set aside the numbers that you may or may not feel you can safely push out and there are a number, an you cannumber, that never try. do you honestly think that the peoplebehind me
states. for one thing, it does raise the question as to whether the cost we are paying, and several of you have alluded to this excessive, wasteful, inefficient , but how much has it meant that not a single one of these people or any of their friends because of their proximity to a federal detention facility in the united states, how many lives have been spared as a result? there's no way to know. are you feeling lucky? do you want to take a chance? much more violence inside the federal prison...